Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.
James Marshall
as Tommy Riley
T.E. Russell
as Spits (Leroy)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Abraham Lincoln Haines
Robert Loggia
as Pappy Jack
Brian Dennehy
as Jimmy Horn
Ossie Davis
as Noah
Cara Buono
as Dawn
Richard Lexsee
as Father in Park
John Heard
as John Riley
Jon Seda
as Romano
Lance Slaughter
as Shortcut
Vonte Sweet
as Tidbits